A method for setting a time advance group (TAG) identifier includes: receiving configuration information sent by a base station, the configuration information comprising a supplement uplink (SUL) carrier configured for a serving cell of user equipment (UE); and setting, according to the configuration information, TAG identifiers (IDs) for the SUL carrier and a non-SUL carrier of the serving cell of the UE.
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9. A communication system implementing the method of claim 1, comprising the UE and the base station, wherein the base station is configured to generate and send the configuration information including the TAG IDs configured for the SUL and non-SUL carriers of the serving cell of the UE respectively to the UE, to thereby enable the UE to set the TAG IDs for the SUL and non-SUL carriers of the serving cell of the UE according to the configuration information respectively, such that the SUL and non-SUL carriers of the serving cell are set in the corresponding TAGs.
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